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"Oh god, I'm seriously gonna do this! What if she says no? No! I can't think like that, Rumi'd kick my ass for chickening out!" Izuku mumbles as he walks away from a certain restaurant. As he turns a corner, he bumps into someone, accidentally knocking them over. "Oh, I'm so sorry about that! Are you alright?" Izuku asks while helping the person up, only for her to freak out. "No! I am so sorry, I didn't mean to!" She whimpers, being a few years older than Izuku. "Sh sh, it's okay, you're alright." Izuku gently soothes and after a few moments she calms down and sees Izuku's soft smile. "There we go. Can you tell me why you were freaking out?" Izuku requests and she fidgets.
"W-well, when my hands touch someone, I temporarily remove their most prominent feature." She explains and Izuku grins. "That sounds like an awesome quirk! And, you actually just helped me out a lot." Izuku replies, making her tilt her head. "What do you mean? Why aren't you, I don't know, mad?" She points out and he chuckles. "First off, it's because it was an accident. But also because you just got rid of my anxiety." Izuku elaborates. "Damn, it must've been really bad to be your most prominent feature." She muses and Izuku nods. "Yep, I'm usually a bundle of nerves, but today's special. I was planning on asking someone out today, so thanks for the help. How long does it usually last?" Izuku responds.
"Oh, typically about two days. Good luck with that by the way." She states and Izuku smiles brightly. "Thank you! Be safe." Izuku calls out as he walks away with a wave. Now he has a surprising amount of confidence in his stride as he quickly walks back to UA. When he gets through the gate, he actually sees a trio of his classmates. "Oh, hey Tsu, Ashido, and Kaminari." Izuku cheerily says as he walks up, shocking them. While he was out he actually got an undercut, but left the fluffy mess on top. "Hey Midori!" Ashido replies with a grin. "Midobro! What's up?" Kaminari retorts. Tsu however, tilts her head with a finger on her chin. "Midoriya, not that I'm complaining, but why are you so happy that you're not stuttering?" Tsu asks and the other two finally realize it.
"Well, I accidentally bumped into someone after finishing some preparations. Their quirk temporarily removed my anxiety, they said it should last the next two days." Izuku explains and they gasp. "Wait, you're usually like that because of anxiety?" Ashido inquires. "For the most part yeah. The mumbling and nerding out is just a habit though." Izuku admits with a chuckle. "Wait, preparations for what?" Kaminari realizes. "Something very special. If you guys want you can tag along. You'll definitely have the most juicy gossip of the month." Izuku states with a grin, making them gasp. "Then let's get going to wherever it is you plan to go." Tsu declares.
The trio then follow Izuku as he winds his way through the halls and towards the 1-B classroom. Izuku notices two certain people come out of the room and smirks a bit. "Hello Monoma, Kendo." Izuku greets with a slight bow. "Well if it isn't the pretentious 1-A weakling that constantly breaks his bones!" Monoma sneers. "I'm so sorry about him." Kendo sighs out. Izuku notices out of the corner of his eye that Tsu is now recording from her phone. "Oh it's fine Kendo, he has to compensate somehow." Izuku says, and most of them gasp because Izuku is smiling brightly as he said that. "You're a weak sniveling little crybaby!" Monoma shouts and Izuku hums.
He then unbuttons his sleeves and rolls them up, undoing a few from his chest as well since he's in jeans and a dark blue dress shirt. This shows a decent bit of his muscular chest, and all of his thick forearms. The result is that all of them are blushing, at least slightly. "I wouldn't exactly call myself weak. After all, I could easily bench you and Tetsutetsu together." Izuku retorts while flexing a bit and notices Kendo drool slightly. "Fuck you!" Monoma screams. "Fuck me yourself you coward." Izuku denies and they all go bright red before Ashido, Kaminari, and Tsu start cackling at his expression. "On second thought, you leave way too much to be desired." Izuku says with a shrug before turning to Kendo with a soft smile.
"You on the other hand, would be much preferred." Izuku states and everyone falls silent. "Wh-what?" She stutters out. "Would you like to go on a date with me tomorrow? I'll show you a wonderful time." Izuku declares. "Y-y-yes!" She squeaks out. "Great! I'll be by your dorm at say, five tomorrow evening to pick you up?" Izuku asks and she nods. Izuku then steps a bit closer to her. "Oh, and it'd be casual wear. By the way, you look beautiful with your hair down." Izuku leans in and whispers that last part with a wink, making her blush somehow get even brighter. "Okay!" She barely gets out before her fist enlarges to grab Monoma before sprinting away.
"Did…did you just turn messing with Monoma into asking Kendo out?" Ashido inquires. "You are a god!" Kaminari screams as he gets on the ground while bowing at Izuku. "I was actually already planning on asking her out, that's what I was preparing for. Fucking with Monoma just made it even better. Please tell me you're sending that clip to the Deku Squad chat?" Izuku explains before glancing to Tsu. "Without a doubt, they all need to see your glow up. What are you going to do when your anxiety comes back though?" Tsu answers and Izuku sighs. "Pray to any God that will listen to not let it be during the date. But I'll have to explain everything to her eventually, and I just have to hope that she'll want to stay dating me." Izuku admits.
"You really like her, don't you?" Ashido softly asks. "Yeah, I really do. There's a lot that I like, and I just hope that tomorrow will give me the chance to prove myself to her. Anyways, let's head back to the dorms, I still need to bribe Dadzawa into letting us stay out." Izuku comments. "Okay, I know it got rid of your anxiety but damn!" Kaminari exclaims. "Oh, there's something you should know. Unlike most people who have fear telling them they shouldn't do something, I only have crippling anxiety. Currently, I'd throw a bunch of chapstick and lotion at Shiggy, cause that boy needs it." Izuku says and they all start cackling again while they walk to the dorms.
"Holy shit, I never knew you could be so funny!" Ashido states. "That's due to anxiety. Anywho, time to get to bribing." Izuku mutters when he sees Aizawa looking towards the common room. A moment later Izuku flashes green and disappears. "Hey Aizawa-" Izuku starts from behind the man before ducking under a capture scarf and elbow. "Midoriya? How the hell did you sneak up on me?" He questions in shock. "Because I temporarily don't have anxiety due to a quirk accident. Without that, you don't have anything to sense me by." Izuku answers with a grin, causing his eyes to widen minutely. Izuku then leans in close so that only he can hear.
"So, either accept my request, or I tell everyone you're married to Mic, have 15 cats, sleep in pink pajamas, and that I snuck up on you." Izuku whispers before leaning back with a smirk as Aizawa shakes a bit. "Wh-what's your request?" He shudders, slightly scaring everyone. "Tomorrow I plan on being out late. Me and Kendo should be back before 11 though." Izuku says openly and with a smile. "Hold up, Kendo?" Aizawa asks. "Yep, I was planning on asking her out already, which is why I was gone today. I wanted to set some things up. But I bumped into the person that accidentally removed my anxiety on my way back. Here, just watch this." Izuku elaborates before showing him the video Tsu took.
By the end, Aizawa has a small smile that's hidden by his scarf. "Congrats Problem Child. Also, you didn't need to blackmail me. You're fine to be out late, just send me a message when you get back on campus." Aizawa retorts, making Izuku smile brightly. "Thank you! Now I just need to make sure everything's ready." Izuku states before giving Aizawa a quick hug and going to the elevator while everyone is stunned. "He just got away with hugging Aizawa…" Kaminari whispers before Tsu pretty much tackles Aizawa. "I never got to say thank you for the USJ." She murmurs while holding him tight, making him sigh as he returns the hug. *Damn kids making me soft.* He thinks as pretty much everyone comes up and hugs him.
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Word swiftly gets around that the heroic bundle of nerves suddenly got confident and asked the 1-B president out. The day passes into the night as Izuku finishes getting prepared. As he walks through the common room, there's several cat calls. He's in a dark blue polo shirt with three of the top buttons undone to show his chest a bit as his arms are on full display. Then he has on dark green dress shorts that are slightly tight and show off his thighs very well, leaving his calves exposed. Instead of his typical bright red high tops, Izuku is wearing some deep scarlet Converse. "Damn Green, if I wasn't a lesbian I might've hit you up." Jirou muses with a grin, making him smirk a bit. "Too bad Violet." Izuku replies in a feminine voice, making her blush heavily as her jacks flail. "Damn, he's even getting the other team swinging for him." Shouji comments. "You look great Midobro! You're gonna kill it tonight!" Kirishima exclaims. "Thanks Broshima. Don't stay up late waiting on me!" Izuku calls out as he leaves the room.
Izuku quickly makes his way over to the 1-B dorms with only one quick stop. "Oh hey Wonderboy, Itsuka will be down in a minute." Setsuna's floating head informs. "Thanks Setsuna. Good luck dealing with Monoma while we're gone." Izuku chuckles out and she grins. "No worries, Tetsu is currently sitting on him while Ibara helps. That video got around though, gotta say that it was surprising to see you of all people do that." She remarks. "Well, let's just say that the main thing holding me back from doing things is temporarily gone." Izuku retorts before hearing the elevator open. When Kendo walks out, his breathing hitches.
She has her orange hair down and pulled over her right shoulder so it drapes down her chest a bit. She's in a teal shirt that hugs her abs well, as well as cream colored shorts that stop halfway down her thighs, then she has on black Converse with orange lances. "You look absolutely gorgeous." Izuku softly says when she comes over with a blush, making it even worse. "Thank you, you look very handsome." She responds. Izuku then takes his hand out from behind his back and Kendo gasps when he reveals a Tiger Lily. She gingerly takes it with a gentle smile while blushing. Even Setsuna is obviously surprised by this. "Thank you very much." Kendo states before looking to the common room.
"Ibara, can you-" Kendo starts. "I will take care of it until you get back, don't worry." She confirms, so Kendo sets it on the counter. "You better treat her right Midoriya! If not, we'll have to do something!" Tetsutetsu shouts while still sitting on a squirming Monoma who is gagged and bound by Ibara's vines. "You do realize who you're saying that to, right?" Yanagi points out. "Don't worry, I'll make sure that things go well." Izuku retorts, getting a thumbs up. "Well, we should get going so we aren't late." Izuku says while offering his hand to Kendo. She blushes a bit, but takes his hand as the two leave the dorms.
"So, what are the plans?" She shyly asks as Izuku looks at her with a soft smile. "Well, I want them to be a surprise. I promise that you'll enjoy them though." Izuku swears and she hums before shrugging. "Okay, that makes things more interesting anyways." She decides while gently swinging their hands. Rather than walking out the main entrance, Izuku actually leads her to the student parking. "Why are we heading this way?" She questions. "The first event of the night is on the other side of the city, and I figured that it might be better to have a ride there." Izuku answers before stopping in front of a black and green motorcycle that makes her jaw drop.
"No fucking way, this is actually yours? I've been wondering who's it was since I first saw it!" She exclaims, making him chuckle. "Yeah, I rebuilt it myself. Here you go." Izuku confirms before handing her a black helmet as he throws on a green one. After that, Izuku climbs onto the bike and offers her his hand. "Sorry, but you'll have to hold onto me. I haven't had the chance to install bars yet." Izuku says as she swings her leg over and gets settled. "That's fine. But uh, would you rather me just hold your shoulders or…" Kendo trails off and Izuku knows she's blushing. "Whichever you're more comfortable with is fine." Izuku retorts and after a moment she wraps her arms around his stomach, pressing her chest against his back.
"Ready?" Izuku asks. "Mhm." She answers before they take off quickly. During the drive they chat about some random things before pulling up to a place that she knows well. "Wait, we're going to be watching some fights?" She questions as they park and store the helmets. "Not just any fights, Kendo." He retorts as they walk up, hand in hand. Kendo gasps when she sees the main event. "Holy shit, Byakura is fighting tonight? I thought he was retired from these. How'd you even get tickets, they'd have been sold out instantly?" Kendo remarks in awe as they finally reach the clerk. Izuku holds up his phone and their eyes widen immensely. "Oh, right this way! Please follow Mikael." The clerk instructs as a guy in a security uniform quickly guides them away.
"As for your question, I have connections with some higher up people. But we aren't just watching from some random ticket spots." Izuku states as Mikael leads them to right next to the ring, much to her shock. "No way…we're going to be watching from the front." She murmurs as Izuku gently helps her sit down and nods to Mikael who goes away. "This is insane Izuku." She whispers before realizing what she said. "Sor-" She quickly backtracks but Izuku gently squeezes her hand with a soft smile. "I'm okay with you calling me that, as long as I can call you Itsuka." Izuku remarks and she blushes but nods. They then make idle talk as they wait for the matches to start.
As the matches go, Izuku enjoys watching Itsuka get really into the matches, cheering for who she wants to win between the two. When it gets to the main event though, that's when she starts really cheering, and Izuku can't help but cheer right alongside her. Byakura releases a barrage of attacks against his opponent until they're up against the fence right in front of the two. He then lands a solid kick, sending a tooth and some blood flying out of the opponent's mouth as well as the ring. Izuku quickly moves his hand through the space in front of Itsuka, surprising her. He then tilts his hand, revealing that he caught the tooth and blood. "I didn't want it to make your beautiful face messy." Izuku comments as he uses a towel to clean his hand off while Itsuka is blushing.
She presses a quick kiss to his cheek, making him blush a bit too as they continue watching the fight, leaning against each other. Soon all of the fights are over and they are walking back to the motorcycle. "That was so cool! And how his opponent could do nothing against his attacks! It was amazing that he came out of retirement for one more fight, but to absolutely wreck just makes it better!" She cheers, making Izuku chuckle. "I'm glad you enjoyed it." Izuku says before they hear a little kid crying. They instantly look to each other before nodding and quickly looking around the nearby shop strip and see a little boy sitting on the curb crying.
Itsuka instantly goes over and crouches down. "Hey there." She softly says, but the kid just continues crying. Izuku glances around before seeing a stuffed animal stand. He quickly goes over and buys a certain one before coming back and gently touches Itsuka on the shoulder, making her scoot over. Izuku crouches down while clearing his throat. "Hi!" Izuku chipperly says in a high pitched voice, making the kid look up and see a little green bunny waving at him. "Hi.." He replies quietly with some tears. "I'm Izuku, what's your name?" Izuku asks while moving the animal around as if it's the one talking. "Nyrk." He answers. "Can you tell me what's wrong Nyrk?" Izuku requests.
"My momma." Nyrk whimpers and Izuku hums while looking to Itsuka who is blushing faintly. "He must've been separated. Sorry, but I want to help him." Izuku softly states and she shakes her head before smiling with a nod to the kid. "Hey Nyrk, let's find your momma!" Izuku cheers and the little boy sniffles before standing up. They then closely listen and after a minute, Izuku distantly hears someone screaming Nyrk's name. "She's over this way." Izuku says, leading the boy with the stuffed animal. They turn a corner and see a woman frantically looking around. "Momma!" Nyrk shouts before running to her, getting pulled into a hug.
Izuku and Itsuka softly smile while holding hands as the two wave at the mother and son. "That was really sweet of you." Itsuka comments as they start walking back to the bike again. "No, it's just the right thing to do. I know you were wanting to anyway, and I'd rather not have a bad note to a rather good date." Izuku retorts as he hands her the green bunny, making her blush as she hugs it in one arm. "Well, it was still cute." She says, making him flush a bit. "Are you hungry?" Izuku questions, and before she can answer her stomach growls, causing her blush to increase. Izuku just smiles softly while helping her onto the bike. "I know the perfect place." Izuku comments before feeling her arms around his stomach again.
They take off and chat a bit before Izuku pulls up to a restaurant, making Itsuka gasp slightly. "No way, how'd you get a reservation for this place? They're usually really busy." Itsuka mutters and Izuku chuckles. "Turns out I actually went to school with their son and they wanted to do something nice for me." Izuku replies while holding the door open for her. Then he takes her hand and leads her up to the front stand, where the woman running it smiles brightly. "Hello Midoriya, right this way please." She says and leads them back to a room that's void of other customers. "How are you doing Mrs. Yubi?" Izuku questions. "Pretty well, things have been going smoothly today. Thank you again for letting us repay you like this." She states as Izuku helps Itsuka sit down before sitting down himself.
"Of course, like I had said before, that stuff is in the past." Izuku retorts as they start looking through the menus. "Well, just use that tablet to order and it'll be out as soon as possible." Yubi remarks before walking away. "So, what exactly did she mean by that? Did something bad happen before?" Itsuka asks and Izuku hums. "I was actually going to explain more later, but I suppose I could answer that. Their son used to be a bully, but he realized what he was doing was wrong and wanted to change. He said that if there was anything he could ever do to apologize, that I should let him know." Izuku elaborates and she nods. They lightly chat as they figure out what they want before ordering.
They continue joking around, getting to know each other more as the date continues. By the time that they leave, it's already almost eight. "So, there's one more place I want to show you, if you're up for it." Izuku comments when there's a lull in the conversation as they relax in the cool night air, just outside the restaurant. "Definitely." Itsuka answers with a soft smile and squeeze of his hand. So they get back on the bike and she comfortably hugs Izuku as he takes them somewhere special. When he stops and they get off, Itsuka is shocked. "Wait, this is Dagobah…I thought it was a junkyard." She murmurs as she sees a fully clear beach except for a gazebo that's close to the water.
"Well, it's not anymore." Izuku responds as he leads her through the sand. "Wait, you're the one that cleaned it, aren't you?" She realizes in shock as he turns back to her with a smile. "Nothing gets by you, does it?" Izuku muses before they reach the gazebo. "10 months before the exams, that's when I started cleaning it up. And I only finished the morning of the exam." Izuku finishes with a chuckle. "You cleaned all of this, in just 10 months?" She whispers. "Yeah, it was pretty hellish training. But I needed to, I wasn't exactly fit when I first started. But even with that training, I never got to fight one of the regular robots during the exams." Izuku admits quietly while looking at the moon slowly rising above the waves.
"Whenever I got close, they'd be stolen from right in front of me. I only got points by rescuing Uraraka from the zero pointer, activating my quirk for the first time. I shattered my legs and right arm to save her life, but I earned 60 rescue points, the only way I got in." Izuku explains. "W-wait, first time?" Itsuka questions and Izuku turns to her with a sad smile. "Itsuka, I grew up quirkless. My quirk only appeared when I beat the mechzilla. I'm a late bloomer, only having my quirk for a few months." Izuku admits and she gasps in horror. "Izuku, Yubi wasn't your only bully, was he?" She asks and Izuku takes his shirt off, causing her to tear up.
Across his body are several scars of varying kinds. "You're right, he wasn't. Before UA, I had no friends or anybody that liked me. My mother is a helicopter parent, she thinks I'm fragile like glass. So I hid it all from her my entire life. As of right now, you're actually the only one that knows about my bullying other than Bakugou who went to school with me, and out of UA only five people know that I was quirkless, yourself included." Izuku says while pulling his shirt back on. Instantly Itsuka pulls him into a tight hug while crying a bit. "Wh-why are you telling me all of this? Why am I the first person you tell? Why did you even ask me out?" She repeatedly inquires, making him chuckle as he manages to calm her down.
"I'll answer all of those. I'm telling you because I trust you to not go spreading this information randomly. You're the first I'm telling because I'm not over filled with anxiety for once, and I know you'll believe me. And I was actually planning on asking you out in the first place, messing with Monoma just added to it." Izuku explains softly while making her look at him. "But why?" She whispers and Izuku hums. "I'm not anxious because yesterday while I finished preparations of today, I bumped into someone. Their quirk accidentally activated, temporarily getting rid of my anxiety. By tomorrow, that anxiety will come back. But please trust me when I say that I really do like you, not just because some quirk messed with me. It only made it possible for me to outright say it." Izuku declares before taking a deep breath.
"Itsuka, I really like you, even if we haven't had the chance to talk much before. You're beautiful, smart, strong, have a wonderful sense of humor, and we have a surprising amount in common. I wanted to have the chance to prove myself to you, and to do that honestly I wanted to tell you about the real me." Izuku finishes before falling silent while still staring into her eyes. After a few moments, they both slowly lean forward while closing their eyes, and their lips meet. Instinctively, Izuku wraps his arms around her waist to pull her closer while she wraps hers around his neck, deepening the kiss. They stay like that for an unknown amount of time before pulling back while panting, with wonder in their eyes.
"That…was amazing." She mutters between breaths. "Does that mean-" Izuku starts before she pulls him into another kiss. This one is short, but still sweet and full of passion. "Izuku, I like you too. You're handsome, intelligent, deceptively strong, you're super adorable while you're shy, know so many random things that are interesting, have an incredibly strong willpower, and are all around amazing." Itsuka rants and he stays silent for a few moments. "Itsuka, will you please do me the honor of being my girlfriend, even when my anxiety returns tomorrow?" Izuku requests before getting pulled into a tight hug.
"Yes! I'll help you work through your anxiety until you can be like this all the time. While you might be adorable when shy, your confidence is extremely sexy." She admits, making him blush. "You're incredibly sexy yourself. I have no idea how you managed to get those shorts on, or how your shirt isn't getting ripped by your abs." Izuku retorts while gently rubbing her back as she squeaks. They stay in each other's embrace for a few quiet minutes before Izuku hums. "Y'know, Aizawa said we could stay out late, I just need to message him when we're back. Tomorrow is still the weekend too. Do you want to just sit out here and relax for a while?" Izuku inquires as he leans back to look at her.
"That sounds perfect." Itsuka answers. Izuku then lifts her up a bit before sitting down, placing her in his lap. After a moment she wraps her arms and legs around his back as his hands go to her waist. She then leans against him with a slight smirk before they start kissing and she slips some tongue in, making him grin against her lips. They wrestle for dominance for a minute before Izuku ends up winning, making her moan a bit. They continue kissing while holding each other as the moon grows higher in the sky. After a while they just hold each other to calm down a bit. The moon is high in the sky when Izuku sighs a bit.
"We should probably head back, it's already almost midnight." Izuku mutters. "You're right, but I don't want to move." She retorts and Izuku smiles before pecking her on the lips. He then stands up while holding her, making her squeak a bit as he walks them both back to the bike. "Just spin around." Izuku comments as he helps her switch to his back when they get to the bike. They sit down and she never once lets go of him, staying latched onto his back. They drive back to UA and this time Itsuka walks on her own, but stays curled into Izuku's side. They slowly walk back, wanting to preserve their time together. Eventually they reach her dorm building and stop in front of it.
"Today was amazing, thank you Izu." She mumbles with a loving smile. "It was the best day of my life, bar none. Thank you for making my life better Itsu." Izuku replies before they slowly kiss under the moonlight. "Good night Darling." Itsuka whispers. "Good night, Love." Izuku states as she slips into her dorms. After a few moments of just standing there, Izuku turns around as a grin forms on his face. He lets out quiet whoops as he sprints back to his dorm building and makes it inside. He closes the door behind himself with a bright smile, seeing Aizawa sitting at the counter with a raised eyebrow. "These idiots wanted to wait up for you." He whispers, gesturing to how almost half the class is passed out around the common room.
"I did tell them to not wait up." Izuku muses. "I'm guessing it went well?" Aizawa asks and Izuku happily sighs as he sits down. "Perfectly. It went better than I could've ever imagined. I actually told her my past, and she was surprisingly calm about it, aside from my scars." Izuku admits, making Aizawa's head snap over. "Not from depression, bullying. I was actually a late bloomer, I first used my quirk to save Uraraka." Izuku explains and Aizawa pinches the bridge of his nose. "Why was I never told this?" He inquires. "Anxiety, also take it up with the mouse and blonde toothpick for the second part. I'll see you later, thanks for letting me stay out, Dad." Izuku murmurs before realizing what he said and sprints up the stairs with his quirk as Aizawa is stunned but has a smile on his face. "Well, I guess I've got some things to do later." Aizawa sighs out.